Sandy, UT Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Sandy City Code § 21-11-26 sets specific occupancy restrictions for every licensed residential short-term rental (STR). The maximum renter occupancy is capped at no more than eight people, and the STR cannot be rented to more than one renter at any given time; the owner is barred from dividing the dwelling and renting separate portions to multiple renters simultaneously. Rentals must run a minimum of one night and a maximum of 29 consecutive nights. These occupancy terms apply on top of the underlying permit system: an STR is allowed only in an existing legal owner-occupied residential dwelling through an administrative STR special use permit and a valid short-term rental business license (STRL) issued by the Community Development Department under Chapter 15-11.

Only the property owner (an individual or family-trust trustor holding 50 percent or more ownership, never a corporation or LLC) may apply. Maximum occupancy must also be posted inside the unit as part of the required informational packet, alongside the owner's 24/7 contact information, parking plan, and copies of the City's noise and parking ordinances. The City limits the total number of STR permits per community to a base of two plus one for every 100 single-family detached dwellings, recalculated every odd year in July, with a waiting list for excess applications.